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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Deep purple in hue, the wine pops with blackberries, black cherries, licorice, flowers, wet earth, and blue fruit on the nose. The palate, is rich, lush, and packed with layers of chalk, black cherries, chocolate, espresso and 5 spice. The finish is creamy, vibrant, and loaded with sweet, ripe, dark red fruits that linger. The wine is made from blending 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. 15% ABV, 3.45 pH. The harvest took place September 10-October 3. Yields were 39 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2026-2048."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "Iodine, crushed stone, salt, oyster shell, ink pot. Fascinating. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with a firm framing of fruit, with fine tannins and electric acidity. Exceptional. pH of 3.48 with just under 15% alcohol. Still thinking about this."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "Another great wine from this château, the 2022 Château Tour Saint Christophe checks in as 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc brought up in 25% new French oak. It has a great nose of red plums, cassis, chalky minerality, and spice, and this full-bodied Saint-Emilion is impeccably balanced, with a pure, graceful mouthfeel, fine tannins, and outstanding length. The purity of fruit here is truly terrific."
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WEINWISSER: "80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, pH 3.45, 39 hl/ha, 15 Vol.-%. Dicht verwobenes schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, dunkler Graphit, Holundergelee und Schokopralinen. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, kakaoartigem Tanningerüst, edlem mineralischen Kern und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale Wildkirsche, Schlehensaft und erhabene Adstringenz gepaart mit tiefgründiger Terroirwürze. 2030 – 2045."
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DECANTER: "Gorgeously scented on the nose, smooth, round and focused with purity and persistence. Tannins are so fine, really sculpting this wine, with a clear bite and almost strict tang to the overall structure giving a sense of tension. I like the terroir aspect, the saltiness but still with juicy richness. Less ample than Bellefonte but more precise. Tasted twice. Yield: 39hl/ha. 3.45pH. 25% new barrels. Tasted three times."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Schokolade, reife Herzkirschen, etwas Lakritze, feine Edelholznuancen, kandierte Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, elegant, feine Kirschfrucht, finessenreich strukturiert, mineralisch-kalkig, kühler Stil, bleibt gut haften, zeigt Potenzial, gutes Reifepotenzial."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 Tour Saint Christophe, 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. It bounds out of the glass with exuberant notions of baked blueberries, juicy black plums, and boysenberry preserves, followed by suggestions of star anise, crushed rocks, and cardamom. The concentrated, full-bodied palate is jam packed with black and blue fruit preserves, framed by velvety tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and spicy."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Exhibiting notions of dark berries, blackberries and licorice, the 2022 Tour Saint Christophe is medium to full-bodied and has an enveloping texture with a fleshy core of fruit and powdery tannins leading to a long, rather concentrated finish. This blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc from vines planted on clay-limestone soil is a real success."
